Resignation Trap: After 26.Qd2
<RJF><<> White is apparently somewhat stunned by Black's last move and meekly retreats, after which his game becomes completely lost. best was 26.bxc4 Bb4 27.c3 Bxa5 28.c5! If now 28...Bxb6, then 29.Rb1, or if 28...d4 29.cxd4 Bxe1 30.Rxe1, White has fair chances with his center Pawns.<>>

<RJF><<> Clever but futile. But there was no really good defense. 30.Q-N2?, is of course useless after 30...BxP!; followed by 31...B-B6; etc. Best for White seems 30.Q-N2, but after 30...B-B5!; Black maintains his advantage. <>>

Resignation Trap: After 40...Bb4 <RJF><<> Reshevsky was most likely in time trouble. After 40...d3; White could resign with a clear conscience, since if 41. Rd5 Qxb6; or if 41.Rf5 Qxf5; etc. Now he must win the game all over again. <>>

Resignation Trap: After 47...d3: <RJF><<> This second mistake should have thrown the win away altogether. Correct was 47...Bh6, followed by 48...g6 and 49...Bg7. If 47...a3 would also be a draw only after 48.Nf6! gxf6 (48...Qg6? 49.Rc8 wins or 48...g6 49.Rc7, etc.) 49.Qxf6+ Kg8 50.Rc7 (50...Qf8 51.Qe6+ Kh8 52.Qe5+, draws by perpetual.) 50...Rd7 51.Qc6 Rd8 52.Qf6, draws by perpetual.<>>

Resignation Trap: After 48.Rc3: <RJF><<> 48.Nxe3 Qxe3 49.Rd5 would have regained the Pawn with an easy draw. For example: 49...Qe8 (Best: 49...Qe2+ would lead to nothing after 50.Kh3 Qe8 51.Rxd3 Ra8 52.Ra3) 50.Qe4! (Not 50.Qxd3 Ra8 51.Qa3? Qe2+ 52.Kg1 h6 53.Rc5 Rd8 54.Rc1 Kh7 and should win 55.Qxa4? Qe3+ etc.) 50...d2, best (50...a3 51.Rxd3 is easy) 51.Qxe8+ Rxe8 52.Rxd2 Ra8 53.Ra2, and the ending is still a long story; however, with correct play the draw is sure. White must not play to win the a-Pawn of course, but rather to block Black's King from entering into the White's K-side. 48.Nf6 would not do after 48...gxf6 49.Qxf6+ Kg8 50.Rg5+ (50.Rc7 Bd4) Bxg5 51.Qxg5+ Kf7 52.Qf5+ Ke7 53.Qe5+ Kd7 54.Qd5+ Kc7; Black escapes the perpetual.<>>

After 54...Kg7 <RJF><<> It's all over now and Reshevsky indulges in a little sport. Keres might as well have resigned now. The old story of Bishop vs. Knight with Pawns on both sides of the board, but more especially the outside passed Pawn, etc., etc., etc. <>>

who: <RT: Here's where we hit a snag in Bobby's analysis. It was annotated in good old English Descriptive Notation, but the note contains a typo. Here's how it looks after 30.Bc7:
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<RJF><<> Clever but futile. But there was no really good defense. 30.Q-N2?, is of course useless after 30...BxP!; followed by 31...B-B6; etc. Best for White seems 30.Q-N2, but after 30...B-B5!; Black maintains his advantage. <>>>

The annotations to the first 30.Q-N2 (30.Q-N2 BxP!) seem spot on so the mistake must be in the second 30.Q-N2. I presume he was refering to 30.R-N2. It should probably read

<Clever but futile. But there was no really good defense. 30.Q-N2?, is of course useless after 30...BxP!; followed by 31...B-B6; etc. Best for White seems 30.R-N2, but after 30...B-B5!; Black maintains his advantage.>

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